Prone Shooting
Prone Shooting is an Olympic and Commonwealth Games Sport.
As the name suggests competitors lay down on a ground sheet and the rifle is supported by means of a sling attached from the upper arm to the rifle. Distances shot are 20, 50 and 90 Metres, and a normal match consists of 60 business shots fired within 75 minutes. Most clubs shoot on a standard 20 shot paper target. So a match will consist of three details, each firing 20 business or competition shots, with a short break between details to change the paper target. If Electronic target machines are available then the entire 60 shot match is shot without a break.
Scoring
Each competition shot fired can score a maximum of 10 points. Each target has a inner ten (or in old terminology a "Bulls Eye", to score a 10 the bullet has to touch or clip this inner ten. But if a shooter has a perfect shot and eliminates the inner ten then they score extra, the total number of points and inner tens will decide the final score for the shooter.
Prone Targets
In Prone the 20 metre card has 11 targets on it, the very centre one been used for sighting in the rifle, then one competition shot is fired into each of the other 10 targets. The 50 metre card has 5 targets on it, again the very centre one is used for sighting in the rifle, then 5 competition shots are fired into each of the 4 targets. The 90 metre card has 3 targets, usually the bottom target is used to sight in the rifle, then 10 competition shots are fired into each of the other 2 targets.
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| 20 Metre Prone Card | 50 Metre Prone Card | 90 Metre Prone Card |
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| Misses the 10 ring, scores as a 9 | 2 shots miss the 10 ring,score=48 | 90 Metre Cards set up for Shooting |
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| Clips the 10 ring, scores as a 10 | All shots in 10 ring, score=50 | |
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| Eliminates the 10 ring, scores as a Centre or Inner Ten | ||
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| This shot looks like a 9, when it is close like this a gauge is used to accurately score the shot | ||
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| When the gauge is inserted the shot easily clips the 10 ring so the shot is scored as a 10 |